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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 25, 2024

2,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.22/cwt +23.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 581 lb · 313 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.42/cwt +22.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 613 lb · 248 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.24/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 678 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,560 1,362 1,443
Feeder cattle 2,339 1,199 1,292
Slaughter cattle 173 149 90
Replacement cattle 48 14 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply, while the 550-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher with good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for good quality weaned packages of calves, however heavy discounts were given for off colored, plain, and one eyed animals. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,104 +20.00
400–410 408 5 300.00–307.50 $304.82 $1,244 +2.17
415 fancy 415 4 327.50–330.00 $328.13 $1,362 +1.06
455–477 467 5 290.00–300.00 $295.01 $1,378 +4.47
450–490 fancy 480 15 320.00–335.00 $331.07 $1,589 —
502–542 value added 526 16 305.00–319.00 $313.10 $1,647 +7.10
510–547 534 11 290.00–302.50 $297.14 $1,587 +10.09
551–580 value added 571 27 305.00–318.00 $312.58 $1,785 —
560–595 588 42 280.00–300.50 $298.32 $1,754 +3.32
610–627 value added 617 10 302.00–308.50 $305.86 $1,887 +16.23
600–647 622 25 275.00–287.50 $281.72 $1,752 +13.52
650–691 669 10 260.00–275.00 $269.34 $1,802 +6.25
660–689 value added 678 58 280.50–295.50 $285.33 $1,935 -4.17
701–739 value added 711 113 266.00–275.25 $272.89 $1,940 —
705–730 714 6 237.00–255.00 $247.74 $1,769 -5.77
771–786 773 23 241.00–257.00 $254.88 $1,970 +10.34
800–815 805 3 235.00–238.00 $236.01 $1,900 -12.63
877–895 value added 888 126 240.00–252.75 $251.68 $2,235 —
904–927 value added 916 115 240.00–246.25 $243.30 $2,229 —
920 920 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,932 ±0.00
957–995 969 4 199.00–214.00 $209.77 $2,033 +3.77
1034 value added 1034 54 234.60 $234.60 $2,426 —
1073 1073 3 206.00 $206.00 $2,210 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 265.00 $265.00 $835 —
451–465 456 5 260.00–272.00 $264.46 $1,206 +4.28
520–545 529 5 250.00–275.00 $263.95 $1,396 +21.45
557 557 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,448 -10.98
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 -40.98
600–648 636 4 245.00–262.00 $249.01 $1,584 -3.49
690 690 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,639 -11.27
705–715 712 3 230.00–232.50 $230.84 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 220.00 $220.00 $869 —
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 —
665 665 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 105.00 $105.00 $425 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,197 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 280.00–295.00 $287.43 $727 —
330–335 333 3 290.00–300.00 $296.70 $988 +16.85
350–387 375 4 275.00–292.50 $285.20 $1,070 -0.16
390–396 fancy 395 6 305.00–312.00 $310.85 $1,228 +7.04
405–436 431 7 292.00–300.00 $294.23 $1,268 +6.36
470–495 481 10 285.00–290.00 $286.97 $1,380 -3.73
500–535 value added 516 30 277.00–281.00 $279.50 $1,442 -6.50
500–540 517 40 250.00–269.00 $259.33 $1,341 +10.23
551–592 563 40 250.00–268.50 $261.60 $1,473 +4.94
557–599 value added 584 273 286.85–295.75 $289.83 $1,693 +17.90
601–612 value added 607 169 284.60–286.85 $285.42 $1,732 +26.52
602–649 626 79 246.00–263.00 $257.18 $1,610 +17.86
655–693 671 18 235.00–252.00 $244.73 $1,642 -4.45
657–682 value added 679 115 254.00–262.00 $260.36 $1,768 -15.02
713–715 value added 713 81 246.00–246.50 $246.45 $1,757 —
707–731 724 36 233.00–244.00 $238.50 $1,727 -9.87
760–771 value added 771 74 229.50–235.00 $229.65 $1,771 —
805–848 826 9 205.00–227.00 $223.19 $1,844 —
865–893 881 10 202.00–220.00 $208.75 $1,839 —
915 915 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,876 —
980 980 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,838 —
1000–1010 1003 3 154.00–170.00 $159.37 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $816 +2.54
380 380 3 240.00 $240.00 $912 -4.97
414–425 415 19 260.00–272.50 $269.59 $1,119 -3.84
450–490 477 19 247.50–272.00 $257.02 $1,226 -9.22
500–540 518 10 227.00–247.50 $240.00 $1,243 +12.02
555–596 579 15 222.50–247.50 $239.22 $1,385 +6.15
605–647 628 15 220.00–242.50 $234.13 $1,470 +7.28
655–693 672 9 217.00–232.00 $222.83 $1,497 -8.11
702–740 714 8 187.00–200.00 $195.25 $1,394 -12.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 160.00–175.00 $167.40 $644 -42.60
410–430 415 4 200.00–210.00 $202.59 $841 -2.41
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 -10.00
510–537 533 7 200.00–212.00 $210.36 $1,121 +2.86
577 577 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,183 —
665–690 678 2 130.00–155.00 $142.73 $968 —
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1132 1093 3 162.00–193.00 $171.60 $1,876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
315 315 1 282.00 $282.00 $888 -10.99
365–390 378 2 280.00–300.00 $289.67 $1,095 -9.53
390 fancy 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —
405–445 fancy 415 4 310.00–317.50 $315.49 $1,309 -8.70
436 436 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,299 +12.94
457 fancy 457 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,428 —
450–480 458 5 280.00–300.00 $290.99 $1,333 +10.99
510–540 522 25 270.00–290.00 $282.20 $1,473 +0.18
527 fancy 527 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,581 —
570–572 571 3 257.50–272.00 $267.18 $1,526 +0.51
618 fancy 618 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,638 —
612–637 620 8 235.00–247.50 $243.35 $1,509 -9.84
651–695 675 9 232.00–237.50 $235.18 $1,587 -9.42
705–740 723 6 215.00–232.50 $223.82 $1,618 -22.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 272.50–295.00 $283.86 $732 —
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
420–447 438 3 232.50–255.00 $247.81 $1,085 —
450–497 471 7 242.50–260.00 $250.60 $1,180 +10.60
535 535 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 -10.00
580 580 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,436 -7.50
602–630 608 7 220.00–230.00 $222.16 $1,351 -7.84
687–695 691 4 220.00–222.50 $221.24 $1,529 +1.24
718–735 722 4 205.00–220.00 $208.82 $1,508 +6.29
870–880 875 2 160.00–180.00 $169.94 $1,487 —
905–913 911 5 177.50–187.50 $185.51 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 225.00 $225.00 $596 —
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 —
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
477–482 480 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $600 —
600–1000 793 85-90% 11 107.00–119.00 $112.83 $895 —
760–1310 1037 85-90% 13 139.00–155.00 $144.97 $1,503 +28.44
870–1315 1046 85-90% 34 120.00–137.00 $129.16 $1,351 +12.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1185 1110 80-85% 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,410 —
1050–1380 1223 80-85% 32 132.00–146.00 $139.85 $1,710 +3.82
1030–1360 1237 80-85% 18 147.00–157.50 $150.10 $1,857 +23.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1960 1491 75-80% 26 128.00–146.50 $137.90 $2,056 +0.74
1405–1540 1492 75-80% 3 147.50–159.00 $151.63 $2,262 +14.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1360 1145 8 135.00–150.00 $144.54 $1,655 —
1015–2200 1617 10 159.00–169.00 $162.59 $2,629 —
1360–2180 1692 3 171.00–175.00 $172.21 $2,914 +24.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1016–1155 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,425.00–1,575.00 $1,509.76
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1025–1300 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,950.00 $1,714.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
860–917 882 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–2,050.00 $1,746.26 —
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.